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About 100 protesters call for Austin to end fossil fuel use for power

About 100 protesters call for Austin to end fossil fuel use for power

More than 100 people rallied at City Hall Thursday evening to protest an Austin Energy power generation plan they think does not go far enough to end the use of fossil fuels to power the city.

The plan, which has been recommended by several city commissions, actually increases the city’s renewable energy goal from 55 percent to 65 percent of the power generated by 2027 for the city, with a possibility of later upping that goal to 75 percent renewables.

However, dozens of people clad in green T-shirts and outfits were calling for Austin to end all fossil fuel use for generating power.

“It doesn’t go far enough,” said Bob Hendrix, one of dozens signed up to speak against accepting the utility’s power generation plan. “I want to have more about climate justice renewables and early retirement of fossil resources.”